I.
Songs
- “Try” by Colbie Caillat (Lyrics)
- “Grown Woman” by Beyoncé (Lyrics)
- "Roar" by Katy Perry (ESL Lesson, lyrics)
II.
Grammar: Future Tense
4. Writing
Example:
We (clean) will clean on Tuesday. (We just decided to clean.)
Example: (drive) Will you drive on Sunday? (A
decision about driving is being made.)
Example:
Governor Taylor (sign) is going to sign the new law.
Example:
Stan (share) is going to share a room with Tim next year.
5. Games
6. Extra Activity:
Creating
a Time Capsule + More
III.
Readings
Pre-Reading Discussions
and Introduction:
Europe’s First Top Female
Referee (B Class)
13 minute version here
1. Female
2. Referee (n.)
referee (v.)
3. Look forward to
something
4. Media
5. Pressure
6. Get used to
something
7. Experience
8. Speechless
9. curious
After you read, answer the questions:
After you read, answer the questions:
1. Why is she happy?
2. Why does she have a lot of experience?
3. Why is it rare (not common) for a woman to be a referee?
4. What is your dream? How would you feel if it came true?
5. What can you do to make your dream come true?
Highschool changes Sexist Women’s Study婦女問題研究 Course 課程 (B Class)
[For more on body image click here]
1. criticize (v.)
2. critic (n.)
3. online
4. sexist
5. subject
6. polite
7. etiquette
8. enhance
9. reproductive
10. positive
A school in Canada has been criticized online for its women's studies course課程. Critics thought it had sexist subjects that were unfit for women in the 21st century. These included 'polite conversation,' dinner party etiquette, and 'nail application skills' (敷 指甲油). There was also a course on how to "enhance your style…face and body shape". The course did also have lessons on web design, reproductive health, the role of women in history, and beauty in the media.
A leading critic was actress Siobhan Bryn. She wrote: "This is unbelievably sexist. Women's studies is not fashion流行款式 and putting on a lunch." She said the course looked like it was from the 1950's. Another critic said it was very "offensive冒犯的 and disrespectful". The school has now removed the subjects. A spokesman said: "It looks like we're supporting stereotyping girls….We want [our kids] to have a positive image身體意象 and build self-esteem 自尊,…to analyze分析 things critically."
Answer the questions:
1. What was wrong
with this course?
2. Who do you
think wrote the course?
3. How has stereotypes
for women changed?
4. Do you have a
positive or negative body image? Explain why:
Mothers Get Less SleepThan Fathers (B)
Pre-reading Questions: What is the
difference between a father who “helps with childcare” vs a father who fathers? Should a Dad be more than a babysitter? What kind of father do you have? What kind of parent do you want to be?
Vocabulary :
1. Affect 影響 It's a disease that affects mainly older people. 這是一種主要侵擾老年人的疾病
2. Negatively
3. Unaffected 未受影響的；未受傷害的；未被打斷的 The west of the city was largely unaffected by the bombing.該城西部基本上沒有受到轟炸的破壞。
4. Cause 原因，起因 She had died of natural causes.她是自然死亡
5. Lack 不足 Lack of sleep had made him irritable.睡眠不足令他煩躁易怒。
6. Increase (v,) 增大；增加；增強 Incidents of armed robbery have increased over the last few years.持械搶劫案近幾年增多了
7. Risk (n.)
8. Diabetes
9. Heart disease
10. depression
Mothers will not be surprised by a study that says that they get less sleep than fathers. Researchers looked at data on the sleeping habits of 5,800 men and women. They wanted to find out what affects their sleep. They found that having children in the house leads to less sleep for mothers. This negatively affects her daytime energy levels. The study found that fathers' sleep was mostly unaffected by having kids in the house.
Children are the biggest cause of mothers not sleeping. Dr Kelly Sullivan said each child increased a woman's risk of not sleeping by 46%. Just half of mothers under 45 with kids at home said they got seven hours of sleep a night. This figure was 62% for mothers with no kids at home. A lack of sleep is harmful. It increases the risk of diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and depression. Dr Sullivan said we needed to help mothers get the rest they need.
1. What is the #1
reason for mothers not getting enough sleep?
2. What are the negative
effects of not getting enough sleep?
3. Why do men’s
sleep remain unaffected regardless不管怎樣 if he has
children or not?
4. Is it sexist
that women do most of the parenting?
5. What else about
traditional family life is sexist?
6. Even when a
mother’s kids are not at home, how much sleep does she lose?______ Why?
7. In your home is
housework and parenting shared equally?
8. How is fatherhood 父親的身分 and manhood 男子氣概 important for erasing sexism against women?
8. How is fatherhood 父親的身分 and manhood 男子氣概 important for erasing sexism against women?
EXTRA:
Wonder Woman gets women-only screening, angering certain men 《神力女超人》女性專場放映會引男性不滿
Rise of young women going 'au naturel' as nearly a quarter now don't shave their underarms 自然解放浪潮來襲 近四分之一女性不再剃除腋毛
男士理想身材：想擁有"倒三角"？但你其實是"矩形" The IDEAL male body shape revealed: How men want to be 'inverted triangles' like sports stars Bolt and Ronaldo… but most are 'rectangles' like Becks and Harry Styles
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IV. Writing
Writing about Gay Marriage: How
will Taiwan look like in a few years?
Using
your new vocabulary words, write a paragraph about how the new ruling on gay
marriage will affect Taiwan in the future. Will Taiwan be the same or different? Will people's ideas about gender, gender stereotypes, gender equality be different? Will people from other Asian countries come to Taiwan to get married?
Use the FUTURE TENSE, think about the paragraph Hamburger (Topic sentence, details, closing sentence.)
Use the FUTURE TENSE, think about the paragraph Hamburger (Topic sentence, details, closing sentence.)
Sources:
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/index.html
https://freeenglishlessonplans.com/2017/03/10/conversation-topic-everyday-sexism/
https://freeenglishlessonplans.com/2017/03/10/conversation-topic-everyday-sexism/
